TEACHING ASSISTANT - DATA SCIENCE - THIS IS A PART-TIME, REMOTE POSITION WORKING WITH STUDENTS IN THE COSTA RICA TIME ZONE - REQUIRES CANDIDATES TO BE FLUENT IN SPANISH.

The Teaching Assistant position with Coding Dojo requires lots of empathy and patience for our individual learners. You play an integral role in clearing doubt for students as they try to understand some of the most difficult concepts in a short amount of time within our bootcamp programs.

ABOUT CODING DOJO

Coding Dojo is an industry-leading coding bootcamp whose flagship program is unmatched: we teach 3 full stacks in 3 months— a mixture of which can include Python, MEAN, MERN, Rails, C#, or Java. This position is a rare opportunity to join a rapidly growing start-up and make a positive impact in many people's lives. At Coding Dojo, we pride ourselves on possessing a culture of execution that caters to wave makers rather than wave riders. If you're interested in joining a diverse and dynamic team who value speed, continuous improvement, measurement, focus, accountability, and always attacking the gap, you'll feel right at home at Coding Dojo.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Occasionally support Instructors through assisting in teaching through small lectures, live demos.
• Conduct code reviews with students when necessary.
• Enforce the 20-minute rule.
• Frequent check-ins with students (every 20 minutes depending), to identify what students are working on and how to support their learning.
• Provide student feedback to the lead instructor.
• Create and support a fun atmosphere for learning.
• Comfortable with supporting students remotely via Zoom & chat forums.

COMPETENCIES:

• Desire to help and explain concepts to students.
• Enthusiasm - exhibits passion and excitement over work. Has a can-do attitude.
• Calm under pressure - maintains stable performance even when under heavy pressure or stress.
• Intelligence - demonstrates ability to quickly and proficiently understand and absorb new information.
• Communication - can break down complex concepts in a simple, easy to understand manner.
• Humble - respectful of everyone.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• You must be fluent in Spanish.
• You must have proficient web programming experience. Please ensure you meet or exceed at least one of the following:
• B.S. degree in data science, data engineering, computer science, mathematics, statistics, or a related degree from an accredited college or university
• Certification of Completion from a Data Science bootcamp
• Working knowledge of cloud computing services
• Professional experience as a data analyst, data scientist, data engineer, or domain expert

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